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CIV5263

Groundwater hydrology

Not offered in 1997

6 points * 3 hours per week * First semester * Clayton * Prerequisites: CIV3263 or equivalent

Objectives The student is expected to acquire an understanding of groundwater as a resource and to develop the skills required to analyse the options for its management.

Synopsis Aquifers; groundwater hydraulics, pump tests, water table control; groundwater development, management; mathematical modelling; groundwater quality and contamination.

Assessment Written (2000 words): 20% * Examinations (2 hours): 50% * Practical work: 30%

Recommended texts

Domenico P A and Schwartz F W Physical and chemical hydrogeology Wiley, 1990

Todd D K Groundwater hydrology Wiley, 1980


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